I’d be inclined to put up a 135’ long OCFD if you have the space. I like the Buckmaster one because it’s pretty bomb-proof but it’s not magically better than all the other variants performance wise.
-p W7PFB 73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!
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As mentioned there are several options. The easiest would be an end fed zep. Not the best option but will work. I have used one on several occasions in the field and had good success. Get one end up in the tree and use it as a sloper. Next would be an OCFD get the middle in the tree and the two ends spead out and connected so they are ~10' off of the ground. Paul may have other thoughts on this. Probably 30 feet high max.
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 21:58 Paul Butzi (W7PFB) < w7pfb@...> wrote: What bands do you want to cover? And how high can you easily get an antenna (trees, etc)?
-p W7PFB 73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun!
Focus is on ease, not price. How much do you want to spend? There are G5RVs, Off center fed dipoles, end feed zeps, certified and so on 100 x 270 about .70 acre
How much room do you have (acre)? Nope.
Do you have any neighborhood restrictions Since everyone is offering antenna advice, I have a perfect condition kenwood hf radio I should use this time to get working.
What's the easiest antenna to get put u pl in short order?
On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 17:06 Howard E. Mahran / WA1HEM < wa1hem@...> wrote: Paul, This is clearly a newbie question…but I’m curious, what happens if the inverted V is an actual V? Where the ends at 30 Ft and center is at 6ft? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Rowland asked if adding a reflector below his 80m OCFD would improve NVIS performance on 80m. A bit more than a 2dBi improvement at 90 degrees. That’s with the reflector length optimized for gain. The modeled reflector height was .1m AGL. The downside is that it messes up SWR somewhat. I didn’t snap a comparison though, there are just too many installation variables to make the results meaningful. -p W7PFB 73, Don’t forget to smile and have fun! -- ************************* Howard E. Mahran WA1HEM (425) 864 - 5104 *************************
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Thanks, Rowland
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Thanks, Rowland
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Thanks, Rowland
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